Of all of Kenya's
parks, Meru National Park presents the
widest variety of landscapes and
habitat. Forest, swamp and savannah are
criss-crossed by 13 perennial rivers all
rising from the Mount Kenya massif and
destined to reach the Tana River which
forms the park's lower boundary.

The Park is most famous as it is the setting for
Joy Adamson's book "Born Free" - the story of the
Adamson's life and research amongst lion and
cheetah. It is an especially wild and beautiful area
of Kenya, straddling the equator and bisected by 13
rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams.

It has diverse scenery - woodlands to wide open
plains with wandering riverbanks dotted with doum
palms. Game includes : lions, elephants, cheetah,
leopard and some of the rarer antelopes, lesser
kudu, duiker, dik dik - one of Africa's smallest
antelopes. The rivers abound with hippo and
crocodile. Over 300 species of birds have been
recorded including - Peter's Finfoot which inhabits
the Murera and Ura Rivers, the Pel's Fishing Owl,
kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters, starlings and
many other bird species